COYA, the Most Popular French-Middle Eastern Fusion Restaurant in Cromer

COYA
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The French-Middle Eastern fusion fine dining restaurant COYA offers Cromer a grand total of five degustations curated and prepared by veteran chef Ashraf Saleh.



Chef Ashraf Saleh, the man in the kitchen responsible for the restaurant’s French-Middle Eastern fusion menu, is a veteran in the culinary industry who’s worked in five-star establishments all across the globe. In 2019, chef Ashraf released “Coya: French Middle Eastern Cuisine” — a cookbook that shares the same name as his restaurant which details the dishes both he and his customers love.  

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‘Coya’ is a Middle Eastern girl’s name, and chef Ashraf had intended to give it to a daughter, if he ever had one with his wife, Kit Saleh. Instead, their family was blessed with two sons. The two opted to dedicate their love to their new restaurant by naming it after the daughter they never had. 

The restaurant offers five degustation menus for customers to order from, each offering carefully curated courses which can be complemented with pourings of wine. The menus available allow patrons to select options befitting of their personal preferences or dietary restrictions. There is a six-course carnivore degustation which offers primarily meat-based dishes, and likewise there is a nine-course pescaterian degustation that revolves around seafood.

Scampi, one of the courses of the pescaterian degustation in the restaurant.
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Also available at the restaurant is a nine-course carnivore degustation, a nine-course herbivore degustation, and lastly, a 13-course degustation which serves a mixture of dishes from across the other course menus. 

Reviewers were particularly enamoured with the way the restaurant presents their dishes, likening them to art and how each dish was not only visually appealing, but also incredibly delicious. The restaurant’s ambience has also been described as “cosy” and the service has also been considered “friendly” and “accommodating” by numerous customers.

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Those interested in dining can visit the restaurant on Sunday the 9th of May 2021 from the hours of 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m to celebrate Mother’s Day. Between the 5th of May to the 15th, a limited-time menu curated by chef Ashraf will be available as part of the special event “Taste of the Beaches 2021”.

COYA can be found at 61-63 Carawa Road, Cromer, open Wednesdays to Saturdays from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Visit their website here. For the latest updates on meals, deals, and other special announcements, follow their social media accounts on Facebook and Instagram

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